If you want to read on Palestinian queer activism in Arabic you can check these two sites of Palestinian Queer activist collectives called Al Qaws and Aswat: http://www.alqaws.org/q/ & http://www.aswatgroup.org/ar. Second, the argument of the activists was not that the Isreali State is oppressing Palestinian Queers. The main argument is that the Israeli State is running a campaign that sells an image of Israel as a super gay friendly place full of liberal LGBT rights, to cover up their politics of occupation, human rights abuses and violations of international law regarding the rights of ALL Palestinians (that’s the pinkwashing argument). Second, the action was a call for solidarity with Palestinian Queers for Boycot, Diversment and Sanctions (PQDBS), a campaign that argues that the struggle for sexual and gender diversity is interconnected with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and self-determination. Before posting a critique please take some time to read (and search) well…
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If you want to read on Palestinian queer activism in Arabic you can check these two sites of Palestinian Queer activist collectives called Al Qaws and Aswat: http://www.alqaws.org/q/ & http://www.aswatgroup.org/ar. Second, the argument of the activists was not that the Isreali State is oppressing Palestinian Queers. The main argument is that the Israeli State is running a campaign that sells an image of Israel as a super gay friendly place full of liberal LGBT rights, to cover up their politics of occupation, human rights abuses and violations of international law regarding the rights of ALL Palestinians (that’s the pinkwashing argument). Second, the action was a call for solidarity with Palestinian Queers for Boycot, Diversment and Sanctions (PQDBS), a campaign that argues that the struggle for sexual and gender diversity is interconnected with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and self-determination. Before posting a critique please take some time to read (and search) well…